Inkbird Digital Outlet Heat Temperature Controller with Day Night Control for Brewing Aquarium Breeding Reptiles Hatching Heat Mat

If you’re in the fish hobby, then get an Inkbird. Whatever heater you have doesn’t matter as long as you have this! It keeps the fish from being fried or frozen, and has a lot of features to help customize the ideal water temperatures for your needs. I’m not gonna lie, I dropped it a bunch and it still works, super tough. Works day and night to keep my fish warm, and easy to learn how to use. I recommend this over an expensive heater any day, of course the wattage of your heater matters, but this might just save you a couple hundreds of dollars worth of fish down the line. Make the investment

this is amazing! it works perfectly, and i feel so much better knowing my heater is protected if it fails so my fish won’t be harmed. i also love that i can check the temp from across the room. its very duriable too! i’m not worried about it breaking. the control is easy too. i just as a little intimidated and confused at first when adjusting the settings after opening but now it’s easy.

Like many purchasers I bought this new version of the 306T because I do not trust the thermometer on my heater. I really like the big red digital readout that shows me current temp at a glance, from across the room. There is no information yet on the Inkbird website about this new variant of the 306T. The listing photos show the only difference I can see: an all plastic sealed temp probe, that is supposed to be more water proof than the metal tipped probe. I do see than thermometer failure, while not common, is an issue with some of the 306Ts, and my hope is this will solve it. I will revise my review if it does not. A couple of things I did not know: 1st, the finest setting is +/- 1 degree. So if I set it to an average 79 degrees, my heater will come on at 78 and go off at 80. That is fine I think. Other controllers may be more precise...but then they would be going on/off much more frequently. Also, unlike some models, neither version of the 306T seems to have a replaceable thermometer probe. It is permanently attached. I had hoped that this aquarium specific version might come with a suction cup to attach it to the tank. It does not. Still, I am very happy for the price, and it seems very well made. Easy for me to set up with the included instructions.

SUMMARY: I have two Inkbird temperature controllers and they are very good products for the money. My biggest comment about Inkbird is this: The features and variations of the different inkbird models are hard to make sense of, especially in the amazon listings. There is better info online, but it's still a chore to make sense of what each model does and does not do, and which ones have alarms and which have different timed settings, etc. They have different models with different options and it's worth your time to make sure you get what you need. Also, I noticed that there are some new models (it's early 2019 as I write this) that look better than their original controllers. They probably work the same, but have been styled to look like they belong in a living room instead of a greenhouse. I just bought a 306 to use as a fail-safe for an aquarium heater. I already have a 308S for another aquarium. I prefer the 308 to the 306 for a couple reasons: 1 - the 306 has a slight buzzing and occasionally clicks when switching on or off (the 308S is silent and seems to function better in general). 2 - the 306 seems to go for 10 minutes or more without changing the temperature reading (when I know the temperature is changing), then will quickly update itself several times over a few seconds, then not change for 10-15 minutes again. This is not really a big problem for my use but the 308S reading seems to always adjust quite frequently and I was expecting the 306 to be similar. The 306 model has a feature that I have not set up but is worth noting...the different settings based on time are a super feature if you are using it for reptiles. Overall I am impressed by what the Inkbird products can do for what they cost. The instructions are a little hard to follow but they are trying to pack a lot of settings into a few buttons, and setting multiple temperature points and ranges of variation can be complicated. Add in different settings for different times, and high and low alarms on the 308, and I think given the complexity of what they do, the buttons and instructions are pretty good.

After constantly reading about peoples tank heaters malfunctioning and all of their fish cooking, I read a ton about how important it is to own one of these. So I got it, and I've had peace of mind about my fish ever since. I thought it was really easy to set up (had to read the instructions a few times because the first and second time it didn't totally make sense) but once you get the gist of what is what, it is easy to set up. The temperature reading on it is always within 1 degree of my digital thermometer I keep in my tank - so I'm not sure which is more accurate and which is the one that is slightly off. Either way it is accurate enough to protect my fish from being cooked if my heater decides to malfunction. It is worth every penny to have that peace of mind. Highly recommend to my fellow fish/shrimp/snail owners

“I was recommended this temperature controller by a friend, as I had a previous terrible experience with a heater which overheated and caused me to lose a Betta and some other small fish. This amazing device is easy to use and very reliable. It monitors the temperature in my tank and controls how hot the heater gets , and shuts off at the desired point. I now have peace of mind that even if the heater overheats this will shut it down and save my fish. I’m so happy with the Inkbird controller, that I will beordering more for my other tanks, as well. It is easy to use and accurate and make me feel safe. As recommending this to friends. Lastly, I love how user friendly the instructions were and how easy it was to set up.”

Ordered this product 5 years ago, and it still works great!

I wish I knew about these earlier. Excellent for peace of mind and to prevent injuring your fish with a broken heater.

Llevo mas de un mes con este producto. Me ha gustado mucho, lo compre para mi tortuga ahora que es invierno es la primera vez que pongo su estanque adentro de casa. Investigue mucho sobre termómetros para monitorear la temperatura y nada me convencio, no queria nada de vidrio ni nada de pilas (los termometros de pila pierden presicion cuando se va acabando la pila). Este aparato es muy certero y aunque parezca muy caro puede ser que uno termine gastando eso o mas tratando de experimentar con otros termometros. Ademas me deja mas tranquila el saber que puedo controlar la max temperatura a la que puede llegar el agua

Lo quería para un acuario y creo que fue la compra indicada, vi varias opciones pero este me pareció bien y creo que valió la pena por que se ve de buena calidad y funciona al 100

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